Arbitrary abbreviations in phobos considered ridiculous

[Stewart Gordon]

On 06/03/2012 18:49, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
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> Five times quantity seven plus three end of quantity
>
> Look! It's just normal English! And the editor can highlight it properly! No
> need to remember arbitrary symbols that aren't spelled-out! I mean, shit,
> how does a vertical and horizontal line mean "plus"? I can't remember that!
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There's another esolang idea - no symbols to have to remember, you have to spell 
everything out.

OK, so maybe it's already been done (COBOL, and to some extent SQL).

Stewart.